The Robert Ross Band features singer, songwriter, guitarist, slide guitarist, and harmonica player Robert Ross.
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The Tangerine Blues Band at Central Park Band Shell the weekend of Woodstock 1969. The band featured Joe Ruggiero, Patrick McIntyre, Bob Scrocker, and Robert Ross.Robert Ross on guitar and vocals backed by Dave Hofstra (b), and Steve Holley (d) at the NY Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Robert’s guitar seems to be shooting out sparks in the photo taken at the Riverhead Blues Festival in 2004 by Barbaraellen Koch of the Times Review. Robert Ross & Mark Dann (b) at the Riverhead Blues Festival 2009. Photo: Eric Fieldstadt. Robert Ross & Mark Dann at the Riverhead Blues Festival in 2010. Steve Holley is in the background. Photo by Eric Fieldstadt. Robert Ross w/Steve Holley (d) and Mark Dann (b) at Riverhead Blues Fest 2009. Photo: Eric FieldstadtRobert Ross performing at the Riverhead Blues Festival in 2009 on the outdoor stage with Steve Holley (d) and Mark Dann (b) unseen. Robert Ross performing at the Riverhead Blues Festival w/Steve Holley (d) and Mark Dann (b) in 2009.Robert Ross performing at the Riverhead Blues Festival in 2008 at the Vail Leavitt.Robert Ross performing at the Riverhead Blues Festival in 2008 at the Vail Leavitt.Robert Ross performing at the Riverhead Blues Festival in 2008 at the Vail Leavitt.Rick Derringer (g), Robert Ross (g), Charlie Torres (b), & George Morales (d), unseen) at Rock ‘n’ Roll Cafe 1987. Photo: Vicki Keats Abelson. Steve Holley (d) & Robet Ross (v + g) at Botany Village 2008. Photo: John Muller.Robet Ross (h) at Botany Village 2008.The great drummer and vocalist Charles Otis & Robert Ross share a laugh at the NY Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Kenny’s Castaways on Dec. 4, 2011.Robert sings the Charles Otis classic “Brother Bill” aka: “Last Clean Shirt” backed up by David Keyes (p), Jim Moran (g), Barry Harrison (d), and Bob Fusco (b). J.B. Hutto & Robert Ross @ Bucks County 1981. LeRoy Piña (drums) & Kenny (bass) were also in the band. Thank you to my pal and photographer Bob Settleton for use of the photo.Photo by jazz guitarist Dan Axelrod in front of a music store in Queens NY in 1979. From L to R: Robert Ross, jazz legend Tal Farlow, the owner of the store, saxophonist Jeff Shelloff, and unknown. Bill Dicey & Robert Ross, co-leaders of the Dicey Ross Band from 1973 to 1976. Thank you Maggie Dicey for the use of the photo. Photographer unknown.Bill Dicey & Robert Ross, co-leaders of the Dicey Ross Band from 1973 to 1976. Thank you Maggie Dicey for the use of the photo. Photographer unknown. Robert Ross & Felix Cabrera open for David Johansen 3/9/13 at Mexicali Live in Teaneck NJ. Photo by Buzz FreitagRobert Ross & Felix Cabrera. Photo by Buzz FreitagRobert Ross at Raw Blues: The Series produced by Liam Holland.Robert Ross at Raw Blues: The Series produced by Liam Holland.Robert Ross at Raw Blues: The Series produced by Liam Holland.Robert Ross wailing on slide at St. George Theatre on 12/7/13 with Queen Tipsy. Photo by Jeff Mason.Robert Ross at St. George Theatre on 12/7/13 with Queen Tipsy. Photo by Jeff Mason.Jon Spector (g), Robert Ross (h), Nat Seeley (d), Lisa Sherma (v & g), Rick Peterson (b), Phyllis Foreman not seen.Robert Ross on 9/11/03 performing in Herald Square, NYC. Organized by September Concerts. Photo by Rafael Alvarez.Robert Ross Band @ Brian’s BBQ in Middletown, NY. Photo by Matt Price. Robert Ross singing and playing harmonica.Robert Ross playing slide at St. George Theater with Queen Tipsy 2013. Photo by Jeff Mason. Frank Edwards, Billy Troiani & Robert Ross at the Grassroots Festival in Atlanta GA in 1978. We were on tour with Eddie Kirkland.Steve Freund found this 1977 photo on the Library Of Congress website featuring the great blues pianist & singer Sunnyland Slim (C), Bob Dolins (R) who used to book the Chicago Blues Festival, and I (L) at Elsewhere, the famous blues club in Chicago. When I went to Chicago in the late 1970s, I would fill in for Steve when he couldn’t make Slim’s weekly gig at Elsewhere. What a treat. Slim was awesome!! I also played a lot with John Brim, Floyd Jones, Homesick James, Big John Wrencher & S.P. Leary while in Chicago. BTW, the 3 of us in the photo are credited, and so is the photographer.The great Bobby Lewis singing his hit record “Tossing And Turning” at Tramps with Robert Ross on lead guitar. This was a memorial concert for Wild Jimmy Spruill in 1996. Spruill was a legendary session guitarist who played on many hit records including the wild solo he took on Wilbert Harrison’s “Kansas City” in 1956. I also got to play with one of the Ink Spots that night. The memorial was organized by Arno Rocha who also owned a happening blues club in the Bronx.
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OF COURSE I LISTENED TO THE MUSIC! — AND JUMPED OVER MY OWN
BROOM OF EXCITEMENT! IT’S AMAZING HOW MANY OF US ARTISTS ROAM THIS EARTH WITH THE POWER TO DRIVE THE SPIRIT INTO A NEW
DAY — GLAD THAT OUR PATHS HAVE CROSSED IN HARLEM. AND MAY
OUR PATHS CROSS FOR MO’ YEARS DOWN THE ROAD
‘CAUSE MY SOUL IS ON A ROLL
I MAY BE OLD AND RUSTY BUT I AIN’T COLD,
AND HALF THE STORY OF TRUTH’S WITNESS STILL AIN’T BEEN TOLD.
(Smile)
BOOM!
ARTHUR
Now THAT is one “heaven of a” comment if I ever heard one!!! Thank you. And right back at cha my new Brother Arthur!
in the year 1984 I FOUND WHAT I was dreaming for I SAW A MAN NAMED ROBERT ROSS HE PUT MY LIFE ON ITS PRESENT COURSE.THANK YOU MR. ROSS
You were always the best.
Thanks Gerard. Happy New Year.
Did you play with Muddy’s band on tour shortly after Muddy died and in particular the show at Stubb’s in Lubbock? I did sound for Jesse Taylor that night and also worked a Gregg Allman show at the New West a few months later and I was trying toI am still in the biz, have about 100 songs on my site as well as around 80 of my paintings. I have even more on my Facebook page as well as pictures of Jesse Taylor and Drew (his singer at that gig) as well as Stubbs. There’s one of Pinetop there, from when he passed away in Austin.
I only sat in with Muddy’s Band several times but never worked with him or went on tour with him. I sat in a several times at the Bottom Line, Joyous Lake (Woodstock), My Father’s Place (Roslyn, LI), and Kenny’s Castaways (East 82nd St in NYC), maybe other places too.
I never toured with Muddy, or his band. I only sat in with Muddy & his band 7 or 8 times including at The Bottom Line & Kenny’s Castaways in NYC, and a club called My Father’s Place in Long Island. Pinetop Perkins sat in with my band for a whole set once in Stanhope NJ, and I backed him up at The Lone Star Cafe in NYC at a benefit show organized by the great songwriter Doc Pomus.
OF COURSE I LISTENED TO THE MUSIC! — AND JUMPED OVER MY OWN
BROOM OF EXCITEMENT! IT’S AMAZING HOW MANY OF US ARTISTS ROAM THIS EARTH WITH THE POWER TO DRIVE THE SPIRIT INTO A NEW
DAY — GLAD THAT OUR PATHS HAVE CROSSED IN HARLEM. AND MAY
OUR PATHS CROSS FOR MO’ YEARS DOWN THE ROAD
‘CAUSE MY SOUL IS ON A ROLL
I MAY BE OLD AND RUSTY BUT I AIN’T COLD,
AND HALF THE STORY OF TRUTH’S WITNESS STILL AIN’T BEEN TOLD.
(Smile)
BOOM!
ARTHUR
Now THAT is one “heaven of a” comment if I ever heard one!!! Thank you. And right back at cha my new Brother Arthur!
in the year 1984 I FOUND WHAT I was dreaming for I SAW A MAN NAMED ROBERT ROSS HE PUT MY LIFE ON ITS PRESENT COURSE.THANK YOU MR. ROSS
You were always the best.
Thanks Gerard. Happy New Year.
Did you play with Muddy’s band on tour shortly after Muddy died and in particular the show at Stubb’s in Lubbock? I did sound for Jesse Taylor that night and also worked a Gregg Allman show at the New West a few months later and I was trying toI am still in the biz, have about 100 songs on my site as well as around 80 of my paintings. I have even more on my Facebook page as well as pictures of Jesse Taylor and Drew (his singer at that gig) as well as Stubbs. There’s one of Pinetop there, from when he passed away in Austin.
I only sat in with Muddy’s Band several times but never worked with him or went on tour with him. I sat in a several times at the Bottom Line, Joyous Lake (Woodstock), My Father’s Place (Roslyn, LI), and Kenny’s Castaways (East 82nd St in NYC), maybe other places too.
I never toured with Muddy, or his band. I only sat in with Muddy & his band 7 or 8 times including at The Bottom Line & Kenny’s Castaways in NYC, and a club called My Father’s Place in Long Island. Pinetop Perkins sat in with my band for a whole set once in Stanhope NJ, and I backed him up at The Lone Star Cafe in NYC at a benefit show organized by the great songwriter Doc Pomus.